Some people think that [it was] Martin Luther King Jr.'s idea to have a boycott. It was a black woman, a teacher,… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
“I remember the words of Luther, that reading, prayer, and temptation are necessary to strengthen, and to purify the talents of a… — Christmas Evans Copy Share Image
Hip hop culture has done more for race relations in American than anything since Martin Luther King. And I really believe that. — Steve Stoute Copy Share Image
His [Martin Luther King] last book, Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community, is a direct reference to angles, barbarism… — Bill Ayers Copy Share Image
I'm glad . . . that Edison didn't give up on the light bulb. That Luther refused to back down. That Michelangelo… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
Here is everything which can lay hold of the eye, ear and imagination - everything which can charm and bewitch the simple… — John Adams Copy Share Image
The greatest difference between now and 1964, when I began teaching, is that public policy has pretty much eradicated the dream of… — Jonathan Kozol Copy Share Image
I sound like Jesse Jackson or Martin Luther King, but I honestly feel like the world is mature enough. And, for me,… — Marlon Wayans Copy Share Image
Coach Bruce Weber told me in a meeting that all I have to do is play pretty well. The rest of the… — James Augustine Copy Share Image
Part of why I have started writing about love is feeling that our culture is forgetting what Martin Luther King taught. We… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
In our sleep, pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart and in our own despair, against our will,… — Aeschylus Copy Share Image
Unless you had developed a certain independence of value, a certain independent system of value, a system of values that was independent… — Ella Baker Copy Share Image
And I will go as far as Martin Luther, in that strong assertion of his, where he says, "If any man ascribes… — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
Incompatibilists will tell you that a work of art has no meaning unless the artists could have chosen to create a different… — Nomy Arpaly Copy Share Image
Luther Vandross was doing fine, but he said, "Man, I want to do my own project." So he got us all to… — Marcus Miller Copy Share Image
It is so inspiring to see a new group coming together not to focus on a particular war or weapons system, but… — Medea Benjamin Copy Share Image
The assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy led directly to the passage of a historic law, the Gun… — Jeffrey Toobin Copy Share Image
If Rosa Parks had not refused to move to the back of the bus, you and I might never have heard of… — Ramsey Clark Copy Share Image
We are now operating a school system in America that's more segregated than at any time since the death of Martin Luther… — Jonathan Kozol Copy Share Image
One of the things I love most about Martin Luther King is that he was willing to sacrifice his popularity in favor… — Cornel West Copy Share Image
Obama has little or nothing to do with the civil-rights movement. His roots are in Kenya, and he is shaped far more… — Dinesh D'Souza Copy Share Image
Watching the news inspires me to keep going and reminds me why I should never complain. I'm inspired by those who don't… — Robert Piper Copy Share Image
John Lewis has great history as a civil rights fighter.As a young man, he was one of the guys out there who… — Jim Brown Copy Share Image
I remember when Martin Luther King was assassinated and riots broke out in the city. We celebrated Palm Sunday on 14th Street.… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
I think this is what people misunderstand about Martin Luther King saying to love your enemies. They think he was just using… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
“It wasn't like the other songs. There was no story, no conversation. This was just the feeling, without words or pictures, and… — Brenna Yovanoff Copy Share Image
Karen Russell learned to think from her father, someone Peter Gammons knows well, Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell, who used his prominence… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
I think more people in the mainstream, folks like Nancy Wilson and Luther Vandross, they have openly expressed their love for God,… — Yolanda Adams Copy Share Image
The leaders who we admire who have been able to bring great change in the past - Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Nelson… — Dennis C. Blair Copy Share Image
Sitting in the Oval Office, beneath a painting of George Washington, with a bust of Martin Luther King Jr. over his right… — Ron Fournier Copy Share Image
“Martin Luther arrived at his earthshaking conclusions imbued with biblical exposition. As a professor, he taught the book of Psalms verse by… — Alister E. McGrath Copy Share Image
It's great having Bruce Springsteen on my show. We have so much in common! We're both from New Jersey, just from different… — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King are great examples of fantastic nonviolents who died violently. I can never work that out. We're… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
I've always been inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King, who articulated his Dream of an America where people are judged not by… — Steven Chu Copy Share Image
“Spalatin asked Luther what he thought of long engagements. He replied, "Don't put off till tomorrow! By delay Hannibal lost Rome. By… — Roland Bainton Copy Share Image
Opponents of legal birth control, including abortion, have tried for decades to play the race card, saying that legal abortion is racist.… — Karen DeCrow Copy Share Image
I can think about what [Mahatma] Gandhi said or [Martin Luther] King said about violence begetting violence, and still be true to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“Luther did not believe that HIV was killing him. He believed that our inability to treat the symptoms that bothered him, our… — Abraham Verghese Copy Share Image
Martin Luther, when he walked in the woods, used to raise his hat to the birds and say, ‘Good morning, theologians—you wake… — Richard Wurmbrand Copy Share Image
Luther Vandross was a musician who sang. So after a while he was also the number one background singer in New York,… — Marcus Miller Copy Share Image
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![“His [Martin Luther King] last book, Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community, is a direct reference to angles, barbarism or socialism.” quote by Bill Ayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/42a/bill-ayers-1848_angle_his-martin-luther-king-last-book-where-d_2006204.jpg)
![“Unless you had developed a certain independence of value, a certain independent system of value, a system of values that was independent from this middle-class drive for recognition. This has been my explanation of part of [Martin Luther King] general role. So, he accepted this without too much…” quote by Ella Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/0b6/ella-baker-10989_accepted_unless-you-had-developed-a-certain-indep_1655018.jpg)
![“John Lewis has great history as a civil rights fighter.As a young man, he was one of the guys out there who was leading the parades during the [Martin Luther] King [Jr.] era. So, we all respect his history. But then I hear him crying the blues about Mr. [Donald] Trump and saying he's an…” quote by Jim Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/301/jim-brown-2991_civil-rights_john-lewis-has-great-history-as-a-civil_1391826.jpg)
![“I remember when Martin Luther King was assassinated and riots broke out in the city. We celebrated Palm Sunday on 14th Street. I have a memory of walking down the street with buildings smoldering, and soldiers and cops everywhere. Anyways, it [St. Stephen’s] was a church that really taught me the…” quote by Ian MacKaye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/0da/ian-mackaye-3369_broke_i-remember-when-martin-luther-king-was-a_618977.jpg)
![“I can think about what [Mahatma] Gandhi said or [Martin Luther] King said about violence begetting violence, and still be true to my job by asking myself the question whenever we're confronted with a situation where some may be arguing for military action: Will this actually result in America…” quote by Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1d8/barack-obama-17_action_i-can-think-about-what-mahatma-gandhi-sa_403206.jpg)
